Berkshire Youth LTD
Analysis
Berkshire Youth LTD is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkhsire. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04493501). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Berkshire Youth LTD reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Berkshire Youth LTD sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for Emotional Health (£1.4m), Acheinu Cancer Support (£1.4m) and British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 7.2% and trading 3.3%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £249k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 7.2%
- Charitable activities 89%
- Trading 3.3%
- Investments 0.6%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the charity is to further the development and education of young people through leisure time activities so as to help them grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society that their conditions of life may be improved.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Centre for Emotional Health | Oxford | £1.4m |
| Acheinu Cancer Support | London | £1.4m |
| British Association for Performing Arts Medicine | London | £1.4m |
| Rainbow Hub NW Ltd | Ormskirk | £1.4m |